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Kantō Fureai Trail
The , alternately called the , is a collection of hiking trails starting and ending at “Umenoki Daira” located along National Route 20 at the foothills of Mount Takao in Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan. It circumnavigates the entire Kantō Region through Mount Takao, Okutama, Chichibu, Mount Myōgi, Mount Taihei, Mount Tsukuba, Kasumigaura, Kujūkuri Beach, Bōsō, Miura Peninsula, and Tanzawa, stretching about 1,800 km. The 160 routes are laid out to cover natural scenery and pastoral landscapes, as well as cultural and historical sites. Each course, lasting roughly 10 km, links two points accessible by public transportation but does not necessarily connect to the next route. Courses in Tokyo The Tokyo section of the Kantō Fureai Trail begins with the . The section contains seven trails between Takao and Okutama, totaling 74.4 km. The Lake Path is the first leg of the Kantō Fureai Trail. It offers splendid landscapes of Tsukui Lake and the Sagami River and, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan National Route 20
is a national highway connecting Tokyo and Shiojiri, Nagano prefecture in Japan. Originating at Nihonbashi in Chūō, Tokyo, it passes through Shinjuku, Tokyo, Shinjuku and four other 23 special wards, wards, and then seven cities, including Hachiōji, Tokyo, Hachiōji in Tokyo. It follows a westward route into Kanagawa Prefecture, passing through the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Sagamihara and one town. Continuing into Yamanashi Prefecture, the highway passes through nine cities and towns, among them the Prefectures of Japan, prefectural capital of Kofu, Yamanashi, Kofu. In Nagano Prefecture, National Route 20 passes through five cities and towns before entering Shiojiri, where it terminates at the intersection of Japan National Route 19, National Routes 19 and Japan National Route 153, 153. The highway is 225.0 km long. National Route 20 is the successor to the Kōshū Kaidō, an Edo period highway connecting the Tokugawa shogunate, shogunal capital of Edo and Kofu, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daimyo Oak
''Quercus dentata'', also called Japanese emperor oak or daimyo oak ( ja, 柏, ''kashiwa''; ; ko, 떡갈나무, ''tteokgalnamu'') is a species of oak native to East Asia (Japan, Korea and China). The name of the tree is often translated as "sweet oak" in English to distinguish it from Western varieties. Description ''Quercus dentata'' is a deciduous tree growing up to tall, with a trunk up to in diameter. Its foliage is remarkable for its size, among the largest of all oaks, consisting of a short hairy petiole, long, and a blade long and broad, with a shallowly lobed margin; the form is reminiscent of an enormous pedunculate oak leaf. The leaves are often retained dead on the tree into winter. Both sides of the leaf are initially downy with the upper surface becoming smooth. The flowers are produced in May; the male flowers are pendulous catkins. The female flowers are sessile, growing near the tips of new shoots, producing acorns 1.2–2.3 cm long and 1.2–1.5&nbs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Keishin
Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest. Mount or Mounts may also refer to: Places * Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England * Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, Cornwall, England * Mounts, Indiana, a community in Gibson County, Indiana, United States People * Mount (surname) * William L. Mounts (1862–1929), American lawyer and politician Computing and software * Mount (computing), the process of making a file system accessible * Mount (Unix), the utility in Unix-like operating systems which mounts file systems Displays and equipment * Mount, a fixed point for attaching equipment, such as a hardpoint on an airframe * Mounting board, in picture framing * Mount, a hanging scroll for mounting paintings * Mount, to display an item on a heavy backing such as foamcore, e.g.: ** To pin a biological specimen, on a heavy backing in a stretched stable position for ease of dissection or display ** To p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Jinba
is located between Hachiōji, Tokyo and Fujino, Kanagawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kanag .... Its peak is roughly above sea level. References Neighborhoods of Tokyo Jinba Jinba Western Tokyo {{Tokyo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tōkaidō Nature Trail
Tōkaidō may refer to: * Taiheiyō Belt (also Tōkaidō corridor), the megalopolis in Japan extending from Ibaraki Prefecture to Fukuoka Prefecture * Tokaido (company), a Japanese company that manufactures karate uniforms, belts, and related products * Tōkaidō (region), a Japanese geographical term meaning both an ancient division of the country and the main road running through it * ''Tokaido'', a board game designed by Antoine Bauza Transit * Tōkaidō (road), the most important of the Five Routes of the Edo period in Japan * Tōkaidō Main Line, a major Japanese railway line of the Japan Railways Group network * Tokaido Shinkansen, a Japanese high-speed rail line that is part of the nationwide Shinkansen network See also * Tokai (other) Tōkai ( 東海, literally ''East Sea'') in Japanese may refer to: * Tōkai region, a subregion of Chūbu * Tōkai, Ibaraki, a village, also known as "Tokaimura" (Tokai-village) * Tōkai, Aichi, a city * Tōkai University, a private ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sugi
''Cryptomeria'' (literally "hidden parts") is a monotypic genus of conifer in the cypress family Cupressaceae, formerly belonging to the family Taxodiaceae. It includes only one species, ''Cryptomeria japonica'' ( syn. ''Cupressus japonica'' L.f.). It used to be considered by some to be endemic to Japan (see remark below under 'Endemism'), where it is known as . The tree is called Japanese cedar or Japanese redwood in English. It has been extensively introduced and cultivated for wood production on the Azores. Description ''Cryptomeria'' is a very large evergreen tree, reaching up to tall and trunk diameter, with red-brown bark which peels in vertical strips. The leaves are arranged spirally, needle-like, long; and the seed cones globular, diameter with about 20–40 scales. It is superficially similar to the related giant sequoia (''Sequoiadendron giganteum''), from which it can be differentiated by the longer leaves (under in the giant sequoia) and smaller cones ( in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takaosanguchi Station
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keio Corporation. It is the main point of railway access to Mount Takao. Lines Takaosanguchi Station is the terminus of the Keio Takao Line, and is located 8.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at , and 44.7 kilometers from Shinjuku Station in central Tokyo. The station is numbered "KO53". Station layout The station has a single dead-headed island platform serving two tracks located on the second floor ("2F") level, with the station entrance and concourse located on the ground floor. Platforms File:Takaosanguchi Station Platform.jpg, Platform 2 looking toward Kitano in February 2009 File:Takaosanguchi-Station-platforms-march20-2016.jpg, Platform 2 looking toward the buffer stops in March 2016 File:TakaosanGuchiStationTerminal2.JPG, The buffer stops at the ends of the tracks in November 2014 File:Keio-Takaosan-Onsen-Gokurakuyu.jpg, Keio Taka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misawa Pass
Misawa (written: 三沢 or 三澤) may refer to: Surname * Mitsuharu Misawa (1962–2009), Japanese professional wrestler * Junichi Misawa (born 1985), Japanese footballer * Keiichi Misawa (born 1988), Japanese footballer * Koichi Misawa (born 1974), Japanese baseball player *, Japanese ice hockey player * Sachika Misawa, Japanese voice actress and singer *, Japanese ice hockey player * Shin Misawa, Japanese anime director and storyboard artist * Teruo Misawa, Japanese boxer Fictional characters * Bastion Misawa (Daichi Misawa) in ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' * Maho Misawa in ''Ro-Kyu-Bu!'' Places * Misawa, Aomori, a city located along the far North Pacific coastline of mainland Japan * Misawa Station, a railway station of Misawa, Aomori * Misawa Air Base, an American as well as a Japanese airbase * Misawa Airport is an airport in Misawa, a city in the Aomori Prefecture of Japan. It shares facilities and airport codes with the Misawa Air Base. History An Imperial Japanese Navy Air Ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kanagawa Prefecture borders Tokyo to the north, Yamanashi Prefecture to the northwest and Shizuoka Prefecture to the west. Yokohama is the capital and largest city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second-largest city in Japan, with other major cities including Kawasaki, Sagamihara, and Fujisawa. Kanagawa Prefecture is located on Japan's eastern Pacific coast on Tokyo Bay and Sagami Bay, separated by the Miura Peninsula, across from Chiba Prefecture on the Bōsō Peninsula. Kanagawa Prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with Yokohama and many of its cities being major commercial hubs and southern suburbs of Tokyo. Kanagawa Prefecture was the political and economic center of Japan du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Fuji
, or Fugaku, located on the island of Honshū, is the highest mountain in Japan, with a summit elevation of . It is the second-highest volcano located on an island in Asia (after Mount Kerinci on the island of Sumatra), and seventh-highest peak of an island on Earth. Mount Fuji is an active stratovolcano that last erupted from 1707 to 1708. The mountain is located about southwest of Tokyo and is visible from there on clear days. Mount Fuji's exceptionally symmetrical cone, which is covered in snow for about five months of the year, is commonly used as a cultural icon of Japan and it is frequently depicted in art and photography, as well as visited by sightseers and climbers. Mount Fuji is one of Japan's along with Mount Tate and Mount Haku. It is a Special Place of Scenic Beauty and one of Japan's Historic Sites. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
